This year we decided to try something new and give a full-day workshop. We named it “Gentle Introduction to Coding and 3D Modeling for Beginners”. It was an experiment – in previous years we always have done shorter three-hour workshops. The shorter workshops were typically attended by around 100-150 people. This year we only had
We are excited to share the seventh issue of Full STEAM Ahead with lead articles by James P. Gee (Regents Professor and Fulton Presidential Chair of Literature Studies at the Arizona State University. Member of the National Academy of Education) and Tammy Westergard, Assistant Administrator of Library / Library Development Services, Nevada State Library, Archives
NCLab is delighted to share some great 3D models from McKinney High School in Texas. Computer Science teacher Theresa Horvath writes: “After attending the NCLab workshop at the 2016 CSTA Annual Conference last year, I returned to school with a goal of having students use the NCLab programs before the end of the school year.
Today, the word “computer” usually refers to a powerful electronic machine. But this was not always the case. Before the use of electronic computers, and even before the use of mechanical computers, the computers were human. Among the earliest records of organized human computing was the computation of the trajectory of the Halley’s Comet by Alexis
by Kevin Fredericks, NCLab Game Director At NCLab, I have been helping develop software that gives learners interesting choices and precise feedback. I think this software improves the way people learn, and a lot of this has to do with the way people fail. In the institutions of education, one often hears about
Anyone who has completed the Karel course will tell you that it takes perseverance to go all the way to the end. Matthew Manwill, a 7th grade student at Pau Wa Lu Middle School in Gardnerville, Nevada, recently earned the highest course honor: a Black Belt of Second Degree. His computer programming teacher, Claudia Bertolone-Smith, thinks
We are excited to share the sixth issue of Full STEAM Ahead with lead articles by Georgia White (Director of Career and Technical Education (CTE), Western Nevada College, Carson City) and Sarah Gobbs-Hill (Education & Exhibits Director at the Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum, Reno). Click on the image below to retrieve the full
Digital classrooms, 1:1, student-centered learning, a rich array of apps, extensions, and tools, and of course, NCLab … it’s time to reflect on Year One of Nevada Ready 21. This Nevada Department of Education program put CTL Chromebooks in the hands of 20,000 students and their teachers, along with great software and training opportunities. In the
by Tammy Westergard, Assistant Administrator of Library / Library Development Services, Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records Every day changes and advancements in technology, accelerates what it takes to live day to day. Everyday learning in the 21st century means level up or be left behind. This is the stark reality. Fortunately, within Nevada’s
by Dave Riske, Networking Technologies Instructor, Western Nevada College (WNC), Carson City NCLab’s Karel the Robot is a perfect tool to teach students the fundamental ideas of computational logic and structured design, uncluttered by specific programming language requirements. The premise behind the Karel language is to use a simple syntax structure with simple logic as a